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EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel vs. Nickel 725

Both EN 2.4879 cast nickel and nickel 725 are nickel alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4879 cast nickel and the bottom bar is nickel 725.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1270
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
75
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.55
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 30
19 to 22.5
Iron (Fe), % 9.4 to 20.7
2.3 to 15.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
7.0 to 9.5
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 50
55 to 59
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.8 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Tungsten (W), % 4.0 to 6.0
0